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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
West Montagu is a regional centre in Tasmania, Australia, with a population of approximately 39, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 309 km from the Hobart CBD, West Montagu is a regional area in Tasmania. The median household income is $84,448 per year.
Household incomes in West Montagu sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Tasmania market. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for West Montagu. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near West Montagu on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
West Montagu is a smaller community of 39 — about 1% of the Tasmania suburb median (3,902) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Households here earn $84,448/year on average — 14% above the TAS suburb median of $73,944 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. West Montagu is 309 km from Hobart, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 106% of dwellings — 26 percentage points above the Tasmania median of 80% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.
How West Montagu stacks up against the median of all Tasmania suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean West Montagu sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | West Montagu | TAS median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 39 | 3,902 | -99% |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr | $73,944/yr | +14% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,517 | $1,378 | +10% |
| Distance to CBD | 309 km | 24 km | +1188% |
| Separate houses | 106% | 80% | +26pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for West Montagu — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 39 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Tasmania market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for West Montagu. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
With 106% houses in a 39-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a West Montagu property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for West Montagu are modest for 2026 — incomes 14% above the TAS median of $73,944 and a population of 39 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for West Montagu. The EquitySight investment score of 37/100 places West Montagu in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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West Montagu scores 37/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 39, median household income of $84,448/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in West Montagu are an above-state-median household income of $84,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 106% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
West Montagu has a usual resident population of approximately 39, compared with a Tasmania suburb median of 3,902 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
West Montagu sits 309 km straight-line from the Hobart CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for West Montagu. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in West Montagu is $1,517, or approximately $18,204/year (vs $1,378/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
Census data was not complete enough in West Montagu to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (39 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,517 median mortgage, the broader Tasmania market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.